The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-02-10

eminent for one fiscal year at least, with.
out any reduction OF the internal revenue
or other tax.
Judge Kelley is preparing a bill for the
repeal of the internal tax on tobacco. 1t
will be untranmeled by other issues.
Miss Phrbe Couzins has been sick for
some time and has not been able to attend
to her duties as deputy United States
marshall at St. Louis.
General Master Workman Powderly has
issued Il circular complaining OF the inn
mense amount OF mail matter he receives
about 3o0letters daily-and telling people
to send their correspondence to the general
secretary. He says his health is failing.
A friend OF the president says that he has
felt the necessity OF recognizing the labor
element on this commission, and ii he con-
eludes to do place on the board viii
be rendered to w. o. Mcdowell, II promi-
nent Knight OF Labor, who has made Il
careful study OF the railroad problem. Mr..
Mcdowell is practical railroad man. and
also Il thoroughly equipped business man!
News was received at Milwaukee, from
st. Augustine. Fla, OF the death of Royal
Jennings treasurer OF the Chicago, Mil
waukee K st. Paul road, Tuesday alter
noon the LIST inst. His son, Il. l.. Jennings,
who left Milwaukee sunday III response to
Il telegram, reached st. Augustine Just two
hours alter his father died. Inc pOdS Will
be brought to Milwaukee.
Several blocks were burned at Chetopa,
Kan. Loss, $40, 900; insurance, $50, 600.
The executive committee OF the New
York Central Railroad company appointed
Henry Monett general passenger agent IN
place OF ID. NJ. kendrick, recently deceased.
Mr. Monett is Il young man, but his ser
vices in the railroad have been OF u bril-
liant and effective nature.
Hon. John II. Reagan has handed in his
resignation as Il member OF the house oil
representatives OF the Fiftieth congress.
He will serve out his term in the Forty
ninth congress.
At jersey City, \. j., the coroners Jury
in the case OF the boy Hogan, who was shot
and killed on Jan. 20, rendered a verdict
that the boy died from u bullet wound in
tiicted by Pinkerton Special officer Patrick
Sheehy. The other Pinkerton men under
arrest were committed with Sheehy to
await the action OF the grand jury.
Rev. DR.. f. 5. Thomas OF st. Paul. is
elected assistant bishop OF Kansas, and
will probaly accept
Senator stanford OF California resembles
Grant in looks and manner more than
any man in public life.
At Helena Mon, the loss by fire in the
International hotel block is over $50, 600,
although the main building was saved.
The losses are: Marcus LisSner on hotel,
$40 900 II. Label & Co., dry goods, $50
900; Charles Lehman. general store, 81 900;
Dewitt 4 Arnold, $4,000. There was but
$40 insurance all told, quite evenly
divided.
The attempt on the life Of Police Judge
Fitzgerald at Cincinnati by Il man who shot
at him at thejudses home, was the second
attempt OF the kind within week. A few
days ago. while walking in the street, some
body hurled a brick at his head, narrowly
missing him. The Judge fined alarge
number OF cockfi yhters and num-
Der OF these cases are pending. 1t is sus-
pected that the man who shot at Judge
Fitzgerald last night was in the employ OF
these defendants.
Senator Farwell OF Illinois resembles the
late President Garfield.
The bill allowing the Fremont, Elkhorn
,GMissour Valley right OF way through
Fort Meade military reservation in -
kota, which passed the house. has reach
ed the senate and will be called up and
passed, it is said, this week.
The secretary OF the treasury sent Il
communication to the senate in answer to
an inquiry whether any national banks
were loaning money upon securities or
discounting bills or notes which rcqulrG
payments in gold coin only. The secretary
says There is no information in the treas
/ urv department from which it can be as
| certained whether or not any nationa,
| banks are transacting business IN the
| manner described.
A report reached here from London that
! Miss Calhoun, the Aneri IAN actress, is to
! marry William Hearst son OF the Califor-
! MIA senator This has created a sensation
in society circles. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Hearst are strongly opposed to the mar.
! riage. Young Hearst is now IL student at
! Harvard college.
The Post represents Senator Farwell OF
Illinois as saying in the matter OF Mat
thews the negro register of deeds: | voted
to confirm him because don't care to be
an obstructonist. | feel that the presi
dent is responsible to the country for his
acts and so | mean to let him have his
own way and even help him to have his
/ own-Way. | shall always vote to confirm
/ his nominations unless | know that they
are not fit to be made. | should be very
| sorry to have the senate degenerate into a
mere wasp's nest, bent on worrying and
nagying the president just because it has
! chance. ! want Cleveland to have full
swing and do his best. | cannot be count
ed on to defeat his purposes without some
adequate and manly motive.
President McCreary, OF the Old Domin.
ion line, has offered a reward OF 5000 0
for the arrest and conviction OF the MS
creant who placed the internal machine n
the steamer Guvandotte.
Gov. Foraker publicly announced til; t
| he will not be q candidate for renomina-
ton assigning as a reason prof ssional H.
terests
Michael Mccoy. grocer OF Louisville, ~.
| has been excommunca ted from st. Pat
ricks Catholic Church, of that city, OWL 6
to his marriage with IL Miss Emma Lorg,
| after having secured a divorce from his
wife.
Miss Nina Van Zandt has been bra yed
| in the mortar OF public opinion, but Ii, z
folly has not departed from her. She WIS
married to Spies Ivy proxy by a suburban
Dogberry, brother OF the convict repre-
senting him in the ceremony. This form
OF marriage is said to be legal.
At Sterling H., r. B. Whitmcr dry
goods merchant, assigned with $50, COS
liabilities.
DR.. Mott Alexander committed suici, e
at Knoxville, by taking morphine. lie
was one OF the leading physicians Of Knox
vile, but had recently been dissipated. lie
left o note saying II die with malice to-
ward none. | 60 to hell Tell my son to
go to heaven
Fanny Davenport lost $135 600 wort h
OF diane nds at Memphis. Her husband
gave them to hotel clerk for safety ard
took receipt-clerk vanished.
The supporters OF the pleuro-pneum onia
bill are beginning to lose courage. After
another long struggle in the house it seems
probable that the bill cannot pass Unless
it shall be amended in important particu
lars.
At Toronto Patrick Burns, coal mer-
chant, has failed. His liabilities are $780,
OOO His assets are believed to be small.
The prince OF Wales will go to Berlin
March Is to represent the royal family at
the imperial German fetes.
Something like sensation was caused
in the district supreme court by the pres.
entation OF petition attacking the civil
service commission and asserting the un.
constitutionaity OF the law by virtue Of
| which it exists.
Miss Annie Howard has given to the city
of New Orleans funds for the erection OF a
fine free library building, and for the pur-